Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predaceous

/pɹidˈeɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
preda-ceous
IPA
/pɹidˈeɪʃəs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Surviving by preying on other animals.

Etymology

From Latin praedor + -aceous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more predaceous (comparative) most predaceous (superlative) predacious (alternative)

Derived Forms

predaceously predaceousness

Frequently Paired Words

predatory

Synonyms

predacious predatory

Rhymes With

gracious spacious tenacious audacious ignatius herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious efficacious

Questions

How do you pronounce predaceous?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹidˈeɪʃəs/.
What does predaceous mean?
Surviving by preying on other animals.
Where does predaceous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce predaceous

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